[Geysers] Pathetic Little Hole

[Karen Low]

David asked me to forward this message to the listserv, since he still hasn't joined.
 
"Pathetic Little Hole Erupts!"

     All year long the little spouter just down slope from the Anemones
has enjoyed slightly higher water levels than usual.  There was usually 
a
standing water level visible at the bottom of the crater.  In early 
August
the water levels rose even more.  Karen Low observed that the crater
was about half full and spounting as high as a foot or two on Oct 8.
Additionally she noticed that a distinct runoff channel left the crater
and ran about 10-12 feet before disappearing in the gravel.  It 
appeared
as though there had been a small eruption of some kind.  This condition
persisted through at least Oct 19.
     On Oct 23 both Kit Barger and Doug Holstein saw a geyser erupt
on Geyser Hill which they could not identify.  It was 20-25 feet tall 
but
seemed to last too long to be Plume (about 40 seconds).  From Doug's
vantage it looked as though it were coming from Big Anemone.  When
I checked today (Oct 24) there was was all around "Pathetic Little
Hole" and a runoff channel going all the way to the river.  It had also
torn apart the crater rim and was full to within inches of overflow 
with
milky water.  Minor eruptions were frequent and sometimes as much as
four feet tall.  It was not clear whether the minor eruptions were
progressing towards another 25 footer, but there was definitely alot
of energy present.  The larger minors briefly put a nice flow down the
newly carved channel.  This feature will bear watching.

David Goldberg




		
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